Owls Trip Up Garnet on Day Two of Seven Sisters Championship
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SOUTH HADLEY, Ma. - Senior outside hitter Erica George and junior opposite Vanessa Wells had 15 kills apiece but Swarthmore's rally fell short as Bryn Mawr defeated the Garnet 3-2 at the 2006 Seven Sisters Volleyball Championship hosted by Mount Holyoke Sunday morning.
The Owls (10-8) won the first two games of the fifth-place match and then prevailed in the fifth and decisive game. Game scores were 30-27, 30-28, 17-30, 26-30, 15-13.
Swarthmore sophomore Jen Wang led the defense with 21 digs and also got 17 digs from George, while Wells added five blocks at the net. Freshman setter Kearney Bangs collected a match-high 38 assists and eight aces while adding 16 digs. Junior middle blocker Katherine Gold contributed 12 kills and four blocks for the Garnet (11-8).
Swarthmore resumes play on Thursday, Oct. 12 when they travel down Rt. 320 to take on Widener University at 7:00 p.m.